ITR filing FY 2024–2025: September 15, 2025, is the cutoff date for submitting Income Tax Returns (ITR) for AY 2025–2026.
The Income Tax Department prolonged this year’s ITR filing deadline by one and a half months because of modifications to ITR forms and Excel utilities that necessitated more backend preparations. The deadline is July 31, 2025.
Non-audit taxpayers, such as the majority of individuals, Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs), and other organizations exempt from audit, now have until September 15, 2025, to file their ITRs.
A non-audit case, therefore, is what? A non-audit case is one in which the Income Tax Act does not necessitate an audit of the taxpayer’s accounts.
Usually, this group consists of:
people and HUFs who make money via capital gains, pensions, salaries, real estate, and other sources.
Professionals and business owners with turnover below the audit required level who choose for the presumptive taxation plan (Sections 44AD, 44ADA, and 44AE).
Will there be an extension of the ITR filing deadline?
The July 31, 2025, ITR deadline has already been moved to September 15, 2025. The Income Tax Department has not yet announced any plans to extend the deadline for reporting ITRs.
Therefore, it is best to submit your ITR before the deadline of September 15, 2025, in order to prevent last-minute rush or penalties for filing after that date.
Start by going to incometax.gov.in and logging in using your password and PAN/Aadhaar information.
Choose Income Tax Return after navigating via e-File, then click on File Income Tax Return.
Choose the evaluation year AY 2025–2026 and find the appropriate form.
Examine the automatically generated data, which includes bank interest, TDS, and salary details.
Before submitting, choose your chosen tax regime (Old/New) and provide any extra income or deductions.
ITR filings have been steadily rising, according to CBDT data, indicating improved tax compliance and a growing taxpayer base. By July 31, 2024, ITR submissions had increased to a record 7.28 crore for AY 2024–25, a 7.5% rise over the 6.77 crore submissions made in AY 2023–2024.
What is the late filing penalty for ITR filing for FY 2024–2025?
Taxpayers should be aware that there is a late filing charge if their income tax returns are filed after the deadline or the specified due date. The normal late filing price for an ITR is Rs 5,000, however the amount is just Rs 1,000 for those whose total income is less than Rs 5 lakh.
In addition, in addition to the late filing penalty, late submissions are subject to a 1% monthly interest charge on unpaid tax amounts.